Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to investigate how preschools work with environmental issues and how the children are involved. The questions are related to the different actors (children, teachers and parents) and how they can influence and participate on the work, with an environmental aspect of the phenomenon of sustainable development. The study show how the educators are experiencing the clarity of the topic in the curriculum and how the pre-schools concrete is working with, for example, recycling and sorting. I have in my study chosen a sociocultural perspective as transparency angle where lessons are created through interaction with each other.

It is a quantitative method that has been used in this study. As the design of data collection I have chosen surveys via the web where the issues are clear and measurable. The survey questions are designed based on a scale with five different degrees.

The study results show that the pre-schools are working with recycling, reuse, outdoor education and forest walks to teach the children the science of environment and nature. Interests of the children control some of the work and the parental influence is in general missing. Early childhood educators are experiencing clarity and know the curriculum guidelines about environmental and nature conservation.